Finland vs Nigeria: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Finland
93,182 people
in 2024
Nigeria
96,387 people
in 2024
Finland rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
52nd
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Finland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 96,387 people against 93,182 people in Finland, a difference of 3,205 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Nigeria ahead.
Finland ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 894.17 people | 4,877 people | 3,983 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 8,962 people | 6,217 people | 2,746 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 10,452 people | 8,489 people | 1,963 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 14,846 people | 11,716 people | 3,130 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 60,022 people | 80,158 people | 20,136 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Finland or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 96,387 people against 93,182 people in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Finland and Nigeria?
- 3,205 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Nigeria?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Nigeria rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Finland ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.